Chipmunks Dance Song: What It Is and How to Find It

The first thing most people ask after seeing a Chipmunks Dance video is "what is that song?" Short answer: the Chipmunks Dance song is a sped-up, chipmunk-pitched version of "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)", the 1984 single by the British band Dead or Alive. The high, squeaky voice is what ties it to Alvin and the Chipmunks, and the spinning lyric is why the dance keeps circling.

The original track

"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" came out in late 1984 and reached number one in the UK in early 1985. Its chorus, "you spin me right round, baby, right round, like a record, baby", is one of the most recognizable hooks of the decade. The song is fast to begin with, and pitching it up even further gives it the cartoon-chipmunk sound the trend runs on.

That chorus is also why so many posts are tagged #rightround. It causes a common mix-up: Flo Rida's 2009 hit "Right Round" borrows the same hook, so people sometimes search for that one instead. The Chipmunks Dance audio is the squeaky, sped-up spin on the original chorus, not the rap version.

Why it is called the Chipmunks Dance

The sound alone would not make it "the chipmunks" dance. The name comes from the casting. The routine needs exactly three people, the same number as Alvin, Simon and Theodore, and many groups dress in the brothers' red, blue and green to match. All-girl trios often go as the Chipettes instead. Put a chipmunk voice over three friends taking turns at the front, and the name writes itself.

Here is a version from the autumn 2026 wave, with the sound on:

How to find the sound on TikTok

Searching the music library for the title can turn up the full-speed original, which will not line up with the moves. The reliable way is to take the audio straight from a Chipmunks Dance video:

1. Open any Chipmunks Dance video, or search #alvinandchipmunks or #chipettes.
2. Tap the spinning record icon at the bottom right of the video.
3. On the sound page, tap Use this sound. The camera opens with the audio loaded.
4. Film your version, or upload a clip you already shot and keep the sound.

Using the sound from a trend video has a bonus: your post appears on that sound's page, next to everyone else's version, which is where much of the trend's traffic comes from.

Using it on Reels and Shorts

Instagram and YouTube have their own audio libraries, and the TikTok sound may not be there under the same name.

• Instagram Reels: open a Chipmunks Dance Reel, tap the audio name under the username, then tap Use audio.
• YouTube Shorts: under a Short that uses the sound, tap the audio title, then Use this sound.

If you cannot find the exact edit, film to the sped-up chorus in any version you can use legally, and keep the counts: the routine fits about 25 seconds.

Timing the routine to the music

The song is fast, so the turns are short. In most versions the line-up holds still on the first beat, then the front changes four times before the finish. If your group keeps falling behind, the problem is almost always the handoffs, not the moves. Our step-by-step guide breaks down each turn with timestamps.

Is the song included in the AI version?

Yes. The AI version on this site keeps the trend's sound under your video, cut to the length you pick: the first 10 seconds or the full 25. The music still belongs to its rights holders, so it is for personal posting on social apps, not for ads or paid content. Read more in our Terms.

Quick answers

What song is the Chipmunks Dance? A sped-up, chipmunk-voiced "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" by Dead or Alive.

Is it the Flo Rida song? No. Flo Rida's "Right Round" samples the same hook, but the trend uses the squeaky version of the original chorus.

What hashtags go with it? #alvinandchipmunks, #chipettes and #rightround are the most common.